linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] crypto: squash lines for simple wrapper functions

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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:29:19 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] crypto: squash lines for simple wrapper functions

On Wed, 2016-09-14 at 11:10 +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> 2016-09-13 4:44 GMT+09:00 Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>:
> > On Tue, 2016-09-13 at 04:27 +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > > Remove unneeded variables and assignments.
> > Was this found by visual inspection or some tool?
> > If it's via a tool, it's good to mention that in the changelog.
> I used Coccinelle, but I did not mention it
> in case somebody may say "then, please provide your semantic patch".
> As a Coccinelle beginner, I do not want to expose my stupid semantic patch.

If you get it "exposed", you'd likely learn something from others
that would give a few suggestions/tips on how to improve it.